Assignment: Space Exploration 6.11C Assignment

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10 activities: 10 games

112 min

Activity 1: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 5 min

Pipe Mechanic: Natural Resources (Mid)

Work quickly to save the day by fixing the broken and leaky pipes in your community! You must choose the correct pipe to reconnect the pieces before water goes everywhere. Fix the pipe by reading the sentence and finding the correct word that would fit in the broken pipe's space. Hurry to fix all 15 broken pipes using your knowledge of natural resources.

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (56) 3.6 stars.

Student Ratings (26638) 3.4 stars.

Activity 2: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 10 min

The Mayor

What would you do if you were mayor and your city was contributing to the greenhouse effect? That is what you will have to figure out in this game. How will you use the city budget to help or hurt the progression of the greenhouse effect? Every choice has a consequence. If you can make it to the end of your term without making things worse, you win!

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (37) 3.5 stars.

Student Ratings (11676) 3.9 stars.

Activity 3: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 10 min

Natural Resources

Where do we find natural resources, and how are they used? To learn, click on a continent and discover the renewable and nonrenewable natural resources found at that location. Decide which resources you would like to build so you can maximize the production of energy while keeping costs low. Each time you play, experiment with new ways of building resources and spending your money differently to reach your goal.

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (79) 3.6 stars.

Student Ratings (23930) 3.9 stars.

Activity 4: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 16 min

Mini City

In this game, you will simulate the impact of human population growth and observe ecological changes as the global population increases. You are tasked with developing a city that addresses the needs of the residents, while also reducing the city's impact on the ecosystem. In each level you have different goals to reach, as you research new technologies to reduce pollution, greenhouse gas production, and waste.

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (87) 3.7 stars.

Student Ratings (22062) 3.8 stars.

Activity 5: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 8 min

The Story of Natural Resources

You will take a journey through a small community and see how they used and abused their resources, but you will also see how they fixed their resource problems. Your guide, Ferguson, will explain how things went wrong so you have the knowledge to make a difference! As you progress in the game, you will see the needs of your community change. Follow Ferguson so that the community can find harmony with the environment.

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (194) 4.0 stars.

Student Ratings (81417) 3.8 stars.

Activity 6: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 8 min

Human Survival

Would it help to have organic farms or crop farms? How do coal plants affect communities? In this game, you will answer these questions and learn about different types of resources, their benefits, and their consequences. You only need to plan your land to sustain a population of two hundred people, but be careful not to let your population grow too much or you will lose.

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (177) 4.2 stars.

Student Ratings (69933) 3.7 stars.

Activity 7: Question Game. Estimated duration: 12 min

Basketball Master

Shoot a basketball through the hoop and answer some questions along the way! The game does not have any instructional content, it simply has review questions spread throughout.

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (1040) 4.0 stars.

Student Ratings (323760) 4.0 stars.

Activity 8: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 10 min

Walter's Travels - Tectonic Plates (Mid)

Join Walter on an exploration of Earth's interior and discover information about tectonic plates. The tectonic plates are like puzzles just waiting to get put together. In this game, you'll get to play some puzzles and learn about the tectonic plates. You'll move and shake through the lessons before you unlock arcade mode where you can earn a high score! Are you ready for this ground shaking adventure?

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (305) 4.2 stars.

Student Ratings (105567) 3.4 stars.

Activity 9: Question Game. Estimated duration: 20 min

Educagent

You are tasked with infiltrating the headquarters of a corrupt corporation. You must make it to the mainframe computer on the top floor to collect evidence for an investigation.

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (215) 4.2 stars.

Student Ratings (153271) 3.8 stars.

Activity 10: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 13 min

Ms. Rose and Our Solar System! (Mid)

A narrator, Ms. Rose, teaches about the solar system through a collection of interactive puzzles. You will play several mini-games to explore the solar system and methods of space exploration. There are several components including putting together a telescope, matching dwarf planets, exploring gravity and Earth's orbit, identifying man-made space craft, and putting planets in the correct place in relation to the sun.

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (88) 3.7 stars.

Student Ratings (33473) 3.5 stars.